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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: ActualRetailMike on August 31, 2017, 07:24:06 PM
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Not sure if this has been asked here before, but, which game show theme songs and cues have vocals? There don't seem to be all that many.
- To Tell the Truth (70's version) -- "It's a lie lie, you're telling a lie..." There was also an intro cue with "Ba ba-ba ba..."
- Hollywood Squares -- specifically the Tom Bergeron/Whoopi Goldberg version. There were also "Da da da" vocals in the much-loved Bob and Merrill's Theme, most discernible in the rarely-heard-on-air second iteration, but also in their first appearance. The latter was not as well known until the music CD came out, probably because it was usually obscured by applause and/or voiceovers.
- The Better Sex -- A man and a woman alternately singing... gibberish?
- TPiR -- specifically the theme for Cliffhanger. Yodeling counts as vocals, right?
There's also the jackpot cue on Bowling for Dollars, which had vocals if they played it long enough. But this was actually a regular song ("Keep the Ball Rollin'" by Al Hirt), so that might not count.
Any others?
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Wizard of Odds
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Has All Star Blitz been said yet?
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There don't seem to be all that many.
I think you're about to find that "There don't seem to be all that many" is going to turn into "I personally don't know very many" pretty quick.
Just off the top of my head:
The Wizard of Odds
Take My Word For It
Musical Chairs
Name That Tune
Remote Control
The Fun Factory
It Takes Two (specifically the Dick Clark version)
All-Star Blitz (especially if we're counting scat)
Monopoly
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"Her itinerary's loaded
with moving vi-o-la-tions..."
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I can think of two...
Play the Percentages
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?
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Lot of UK shows, most notably "Generation Game" and "Knockout".
Two more US entries: "Animal Crack-Ups" and "All About Faces".
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Fine, I'll play.
Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?
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Collyer's "Beat the Clock" had quite a few intro themes with vocals over its run. Most likely have heard the "Hickory Dickory Dock" theme, but I'm partial to this.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Xm3M4LVtk0
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The Match Game (female vocals in "A Swingin' Safari")
To Tell the Truth (Anthony Anderson's first season)
Shop 'til You Drop (PAX version)
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The US version of Temptation (2007)
Chain Reaction in 2006
I believe Who's Still Standing?'s theme had lyrics. I'm slightly disappointed that they weren't written by Elton John. ;)
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Just remembered another----Artie Butler's masterpiece theme from Bobby Van's "Make Me Laugh".
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Nickelodeon Guts
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All-Star Almost Anything Goes (closing theme)
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One we almost forgot...Amnesia.
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Hollywood Square Biz.
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But this was actually a regular song ("Keep the Ball Rollin'" by Al Hirt), so that might not count.
Speaking of Al Hirt, his song Sugar Lips was the theme to Eye Guess. I haven't heard the song in years, but I think the lyrics were simply "Sugar lips", said over and over...
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The Video Game
-Dan
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People Are Funny (Linkletter)
Make Me Laugh ('50s version in addition to previously-mentioned '70s show)
Turn It Up!
Oblivious
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UK ones that come to mind are Blankety Blank and Fun House.
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Going towards Chris's point, here's the list we have so far. Just the US entries number 38 and counting. A far cry from "There don't seem to be all that many."
US Game Show themes with vocals:
All About Faces
All-Star Almost Anything Goes
All-Star Blitz
Amnesia
Animal Crack-Ups
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?
Beat the Clock (Collyer)
The Better Sex
Bowling for Dollars (Jackpot cue)
Chain Reaction (06)
Eye Guess
The Fun Factory
Hollywood Squares (Bob and Merill)
Hollywood Squares (Square Biz)
It Takes Two (Dick Clark)
Make Me Laugh (50s)
Make Me Laugh (70s)
The Match Game (60s)
Monopoly
Musical Chairs
Name That Tune
Nickelodeon Guts
Oblivious
People Are Funny
Play the Percentages
The Price is Right (On the Franches Mountain)
Remote Control
Shop Till You Drop (PAX)
Take My Word for It
Temptation (07)
To Tell the Truth (70s)
To Tell the Truth (Anderson)
Turn It Up
The Video Game
Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?
Who’s Still Standing?
Wizard of Odds
Other Countries:
Blankety Blank (UK)
Fun House (UK)
Generation Game (UK)
Knockout (UK)
Schlag Den Raab (Germany) (Closing theme: Whitney Houston’s “One Moment in Time”)
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Whoa, looks like there are more out there than I thought. Perhaps I should rephrase it to "not all that many... compared to the total number of themes/cues out there".
Cue the infamous "Klunk" music from The New Treasure Hunt show. (Hey, wait a minute!)
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Whoa, looks like there are more out there than I thought. Perhaps I should rephrase it to "not all that many... compared to the total number of themes/cues out there".
What's that, you mean most production music is instrumental? Bring forth my fainting couch!
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Pretty much every 90's show in Italy. Some had an intro song for every single round.
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In the pilot category: "Decisions, Decisions".
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TV Land's Ultimate Fan Search
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Minute To Win It in its later NBC episodes, The Million Second Quiz using "All Night" by Icona Pop, Hip Hop Squares, What Would You Do?, and Click, if repeating "click, click" over and over counts, all have lyrics.
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IIRC, the 1996 season of the The Dating Game had very faint lyrics in the background.
Does The Newlywed Game count? Wasn't that theme based on another song with actual lyrics?
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The Book of Love, in fact.
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The Book of Love, in fact.
That was the Paul Rodriguez season, but I forgot about that. I was thinking of a song called Palisades Park, which I think was written by Chuck Barris, thus leading to him being able to use it.
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The Newlywed Game theme is based on the Barris-penned "Summertime Guy".
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I stand (or sit) corrected. Thank you. :)
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I think we can add Beat Shazam to this list, as they always use the song "Let's Groove" by Earth, Wind & Fire as their opening theme.
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Then there were shows that used themes which had lyrics commonly known but not used on the show. Like Steve Allen's IGAS and Groucho's YBYL. Can anyone verify if NBC's "Words and Music" had a sung theme. I want to say yes, but I only saw the show a couple of times due to school.
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The Newlywed Game theme is based on the Barris-penned "Summertime Guy".
Here ya go...
https://youtu.be/5CuJ2g42G_A
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Gladiators (UK version; heard it here in the States during the International Gladiators episodes)
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Temptation (aka that piece of (bleep) they tried to pass off as the new Sale of the Century)
Already mentioned, TWICE, in the thread.
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Funny You Should Ask is the newest addition to the list. It uses Pharell's "Happy" as its theme.
//Where are the Minions?
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Interesting choice...I get the show is supposed to be about jokes and all. That's just a random song to use.
I also would've expected Byron to use stock music.
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Interesting choice...I get the show is supposed to be about jokes and all. That's just a random song to use.
IMO it isn't even the most game show-y track on that album. To be honest, the instrumental to "Come Get it Bae" (https://youtu.be/CBp7Quj0lBY) would make a decent theme on its own.